Anthropic gives METR employee-level access

Anthropic is giving six METR researchers company laptops, office space, and internal tools on par with its own risk teams to independently assess its models, safety, and risk management. METR can publish assessments without Anthropic veto, though the company can require redactions in narrow pre-defined categories.

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